Jean-Louis Bouchard's Group 1 winner Feed The Flame (GB) (Kingman {GB}) has been retired for stallion duty trainer Pascal Bary confirmed to Paris Turf on Thursday. Stud plans are pending for the 4-year-old.
Out of Knyazhna (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), the bay was bred by Monceaux, Lordship Stud and Clear Light SAS. Offered by Monceaux during the 2021 Arqana August Yearling Sale, he brought €270,000 from SAS Larrieu Gerard. A winner of his first two starts last spring with the former effort good for 'TDN Rising Star' status, Feed The Flame was fourth in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club prior to winning the G1 Grand Prix de Paris last July. He was second in the G2 Prix Niel, prior to running eighth in the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. This term, he placed three times at the highest level–third-place finishes in the Prix Ganay, and Coronation Cup–and a runner-up effort in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud in June from six starts. Fourth in the G3 Prix Gontaut-Biron at Deauville in August, he was pulled up in the G2 Prix Foy won by Iresine (Fr) (Manduro {Ger}) on Sept. 15. His records stands at 12-3-2-2 and $746,820 in earnings.
Feed The Flame is a half-brother to multiple group/graded winner Sacred Life (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), third in both the GI Arlington Million Stakes and GI Maker's Mark Mile Stakes, as well as the multiple group placed Khagan (Ire) (Le Havre {Ire}). G1 St Leger hero and sire Rule Of Law (Kingmambo) is a member of this clan.
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